February 2012
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GET HIP: JAHLLI
This month’s Get Hip is with two artists that were part of my writing group, Ready Aim Speak in Watts and are now known as Jahlli. While all of my youth were talented, Jahcyy and Galli really found a love for the art of expression through music. They’re both 19 now, but they were dope when I met them at 16! This is a group that y’all need to get hip to for many reasons, but...
January 2012
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THE STORE IS OPEN.
Click picture or here to peep the store!
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DATA DUMP: Left, Right, Left
I was reading the newspaper yesterday during rehearsal (yes, I do still read the newspaper - old school) and read a story about a suspected Orange County serial killer named, Itzcoatl Ocampo. Itzcoatl is accused of killing 4 homeless men by stabbing them over 40 times each. But, that’s not what intrigued me about the story. Itzcoatl is a former Marine, like myself, who spent a tour in Iraq...
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RIOT STARTER: DJ PHATRICK
So, this here is the first edition of RIOT STARTER and who better to highlight than my DJ, best friend and Chinese comrade, DJ Phatrick.
I met DJ Phatrick during the beginning stages of the Native Guns run in 2004 and thanks to Kiwi, he became the third member of the group. After the Native Guns disbanded in 2007, DJ Phatrick and I continued to work on music and knock out shows —...
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DATA DUMP: Dying By A Landslide
On January 5th of this year, secondary to the heavy rains and Typhoon Sendong (December 16th), a landslide atop an “illegal” gold mine killed more than 50 people and sent the remaining survivors in search of the hundreds missing. This disaster adds to the already catastrophic Sendong typhoon that struck less than a month ago, whose death toll now stands at over 1800 with close to...
December 2011
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None Left (produced by Josh The Goon)
As 2011 comes to a close and 2012 makes its way in, Josh The Goon (producer/engineer for Freddie Gibbs) and I dropped this new joint called None Left over at the Dopehouse. I hope ya’ll enjoy it and it helps bring 2012 in right for y’alls iPod’s/iPhone’s. So, download it, re-Tweet it and leave a comment, because the world might end…
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Website.
BANG! What’s up, y’all?! This is Bambu and I’m happy to introduce y’all to the new website (hosted by Tumblr, because its easy and most of y’all are on this thing anyway). There’s going to be some pretty dope shit on here once we launch next week. I’m going to be doing a few weekly spots on here that should keep y’all coming back to check up on it....